W la taf i T -1 . mends Praise Choice of GOP Salem Will Be Political Capital for One Day, - Group Is Advised (Continued from Page t I tary for many years and his first stenographer. . 'I could speak tot hoars of the accomplishments and , qualifica tions ofCharlle Mac," said Secre-tary-State Earl SneU. "He's an outstanding citizen, an able legis lator; a distinguished statesman, a loyal friend." V . McXary's election, as a United ' States senator for the first time In - 1913 during a democratic admin - lstratlon, was seen by Kern Cran dall, republican state . committee chairman. . as an omen for . the 1940 general election. "Ton ' started something back there fn'1918 and you did it again . In 1338." CrandaU jsaid. JL'The whole country la going republican In 1940." , Unander Reports Upon Convention Terming last : week's national ' convention "the freest In the his tory of American political par ties David Eccles, state .budget director, asserted "there's no stopping the ticket of Willkia and McNary." Back from the convention, which he attended as Toung Re- - publican national committeeman, SlgTid Unander, research director In the governor's office, said "the great absence of the 'old guard' " particularly Impressed him' He : said GoTernor Harold Stassen of Minnesota, GoTernor Ralph Carr of Colorado and Governor Sprague were credited as "responsible for bringing out this tickat." Frederick S. Lamport, conven- . tlon delegate, and Senator Doug las McKay, alternate, of Salem. "acquitted themselves excellent ly," Unander said. "I met Mr. Willkle socially two or three times." Unander re counted, "and found he has strlk- ' f ng vitality and he inspires confi dence." Support of those "who do the footwork" Is needed In the Com ing campaign to bolster the work of "good leaders," the club was told by Del K. Nelderhlser, president. j5 Allows Five Hits , 1CAV All ViUWUA (Continued from page 8) an antelope and his teammates looked like something out of a menagerie today as the Washing ton Senators blew an 8 to 4 ball game to the- New York Yankees. These goings on overshadowed the fact that each club collected 10 hits, but there was' little enough comparison even here. The Tanks' quota included home runs by Joe DiMaggio and George Selkirk and a triple' and two dou bles. New York 8 10 I Washington " 4 10 5 Ruffing and Rosar; Chase and Early. A's Best Bosoz , ' BOSTON, July l-;p)-The high powered slugging of . Frank Hayes, all-star game catcher, and At - Pubeling, whose combined total of seven hits went for 15 bases. .enabled the Philadelphia Athlet ics to overwhelm the Red Sox, 9-1, in today's series opener. ' Both of those A's had perfect flays at bat but Hayes led the attack by knocking out two: hom ers, a double and a single to score four runs and drive in; three more. ituDeung connected for s two-bagger and a pair of singles. Philadelphia 9 15 1 Boston 1 i 8 1 Potter, SI Johnson (7) and Hayes; Bagby, Ostermueller (5) and Desautels. - Browns Stop Leaders: CLEVELAND. July 1-;P)-The St. Louis Browns, currently the ' American league's No. 1 trouble makers, defeated the Cleveland Indians 2 to 1 tonight under the lights to cut the Tribe's lead over second-place Detroit to a single same. ' . I Night game: i St. Louis . .2 ! 7 0 Cleveland Auker and Swift; Pytlak. 1 ! 8 0 Dobson and Late Sports i AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (By The Associated Press) Toledo 2. Louisville J. . i Kansas City 3, Milwaukee 3. Columbus 4. Indianapolis B. (17. innings second game called first Inning.) . 1 17lh Animal ; - Elolalla; EilldlGE'CO ; Four Thrilling Dors - Jnly 4-5-G-7 " i ' ': ; Parades - Carnival Dances Free Flrtwoxlca July 4 Bronc Riding, Calf Roping, Trick Riding, Bnlldogging, Races, Clowns ' X ' . " '-:' ''".' 'J.' ' -'- .'. . -" ' ' - - j : - v - . Enlerlcdnraent , ; For Young and Old Performances Start 2! P. M. : Each Day .v IT j - 7 ".' Store employes are shown cleaning The storm left death toll of at ;e stamp Rate Mentioned (Continued from page 1) Forest shows. Grove rates, the report At the TV A rates, the report states, the return on Investment in Salem is 3.9 per cent, in Mar lon county outside of Salem there Is a loss of 2.6 per cent and In Marion county including Salem the return Is 0.6 per cent. At the city of Forest Grove rates, used as an example of Bonneville power rates, the re turn on the investment In Salem is 2.5 per cent, and in' Marlon county outside of Salem there is a loss of 0.2 per cent. Tne 1939 taxes in Salem were 954.990.20 and the taxes In Mar lon county outside were 359.- 668.75. These values, the report states, are both exclusive of the taxes assessed against energy production and transmission. For 1939 taxes for the PGE system as a whole were 16.5 cents per dollar of revenue from the sale of electric energy. In One Ear . . (Continued from page 1) ty jersey uattie club will Issue a formal protest. In that perpetual blitzkrieg (The gorernor calls it horseplay) which enlivens life on the state's executive staff it is now Mr. Da vid Eccles' turn to throw a bomb. Mr. Eccles has lately been the vic tim of en elaborate hoax perpe trated by that prince of hoaxsters. Mr. Cecil Edwards. Mr. Eccles lately received a let ter which surprised and shocked Alfred Laaraine, dance director of the Centennial pageant, and said in part: 'Thank yoa for your letter of Jnae 27th wherein yon offer yoar services as aa "interpre tative dancer" in the Salem Centennial Pageant . . . 100 may be sure that I am highly interested in yon excel lent qualifications, and with yonr experience In adagio and iaterp retail re dancing yon will undoubtedly prove most valu able as leader of the "Earth Dancers.' The letter, a masterpiece, went on in that vein and Mr. Eccles grew redder at every line. He has never been an adagio dancer and doesn't know a prima ballerina from a half nelson. It made matters ho better when XTw PlMB . Trt fTAnor4 . xt ea wAjjk of authentic looking press associ- ation copy with a Salem dateline I saying that State Budget Director David Eccles had! consented to lead the "Earth Dancers" In the Centennial pageant. It was. of course, all the haDcv inspiration of Mr. Edwards, who had .written the original letter to Mr. Lauraine over Mr. Eccles' neatly forged signature. Mr. . Lau raine was later tipped off and Joined In the spirit of the gag. The press room boys aided in manufacturing the spurious tele type copy and everybody had a good time except Mr. Eccles. There is no moral to this ex-' cept, possibly, for Mr. Edwards, whose time, wo are assured is comlag, aed we feel constrained to warn him that Mr. Eccles rengeaacv fa both swift, and terrible. x - CARD OF TTJJLXES To the - editors, printers and galley boys who so thoughtfully emoeuished our last column with hearts we express oar sincere! thanks and : hope that all their children crow up to be editors, printers and - galley b o y , than which no fate is more terrible. Hzllzr ilny kj wa - WEZS OTSEXS ttWSi :mvr Cbia rvaediM. latitat SCO . CES3 fr ooo rr CHliia. Km ottT wHh, rt Uatiit f ra arrUOTCO Sicerdar. utii, ammtX. hinl, Mdar. itJMtt:a. Uiuc akia, faataia la cow C!:2rli2 K-a Chiaese Herb Co. 8 B . long " Olfiea Mr ta P ta. Otrept -flnBUr mot Wada(ir, t t 10 m 12S m. Cww'l SiM. Ora, 1 M 0 KsiuuuvuiZL j. uiiuz j. en uzves up after a six-foot wall of water boiled through HaTiettavme, Texas. least ten and did five million dollars property damagev-AP Telemat. State Office Building Is Paid for; Imal Payment Monday Totals 11,740 Final payment on Orecron's state off ice buildincr.- erected here in 1929 and 1930 at-a Monday tnrough a check received at the ! state treasury de- Ninety Families Buy Food Stamps (Continued from Page 1) from 9 a. m. to noon on Satur days. Scott also reported that a num ber of Questions had been sug gested during the day's operations which had not been previously answered. Among these, he said, was whether food stamps may be used to purchase household commodi ties other than foodstuffs. The answer, he indicated, is that food stamps-are not available for ar ticles other than food, even such related commodities as cooking utensils or soap. Food stamps are Issued. Scott said, to families on WPA or re ceiving- relief in any form from state or county agencies. They may be purchased at the issuing office or by mall. They may be bought in amounts not less than four dollars for every person la the family per month. Free stamps are then giv en 10 tne purchaser which are good at face valve in exchange for foodstuffs listed! as surplus commodities by the ' department of agriculture. ' The food stamp plan has been in operation m Portland and oth er metropolitan areas for a num ber of months, but was intro duced In Marlon and Clackamas counties yesterday. u amage neavy in Downtown Blaze (Continued from page 1) j by insurance. The Kuhns com pany had stock valued at 28000. The Hre was checked when It reached partitions separating the shop rooms from the display rooms on Commercial street. The fire department laid eight lines of hose into the building shortly aiter me alarm was turned in about 7:30 o'clock. Heavy black smoke from the burning tires attracted an unusu ally large crowd to the fire. Po licemen stationed at Commercial and Liberty street intersections directed traffic away from the fire zone. YnPnm c Vtnmf Run J-Vw AlUlliC 11 UU Wins for Pade-Bs PORTLAND. Ore Jnlv Ruth Yocnm hit a home run-in ninth inning to give the Pade- acrncjc giris' sortbau team of Sa lem a 21 victory over the Laun dry and Cleaners team of Port land - tonight. rade-Barrlck . 2 7 1 Laundry-Cleaners 1 4 ' 2 Yocum and . Moore: Burg and smith. Baby Is illadly burned wIms a skyrocket came auown m ccaiue copuaj alter in l ezzs cost of $511,137.56. was made opartmenc xrpm tne secretary or state. : Interest payments, based on a rate, ! of '4 per cent, totaled 269,272.20. j The final payment was 211.740,89. Money , f of ' construction of the building wai borrowed from the state industrial accident commis sion fund and was repaid through rentals charged against state de partments having space in state buildings. The financing plan was con ceived by the late Thomas B. Kay, who at the time the building was constructed was state treasurer. Other members of the board of control were Governor I. L. Pat terson and Secretary of State Hal Hosb. i . -, The legislative act authorizing the horrowttg of state industrial accident commission funds was approved by the 1927 legislature, but actual construction operations were delayed because of a leral attack on the law. The supreme court held the act valid. The building is five stories high snd houses a large number of state activities. Officers Elected By Capital Post (Continued from Page 1) C. V. Richardson, chanlatn rOeorge Feller, quartermaster; jonn unon, sergeant-at-arms; Onas S. Olson on memorial build ing fundi committee: William Bllven on cemetery fund commit tee. , . ! Candidates for the Fourth of July bathing beauty contest were introduced and committees head-, ed by Berkley Newman reported: all arrangements for the legion- Bpunuurea ceieorauon w e r e on schedule. McSherry grave a brief description of the plans for the Centennial pageant. NIel Allen, de partment commander, attended the meeting; and spoke briefly. Salem legion 9 . i i - Plays HillsBoro Salem's Junior Legion nine, nn der direction of eoach Ethan Grant, plays! its first district game ioaay at musooro. Either Ben Gifford. fireball rlghthanderj or Clay Patterson, southpaw control artist, will pitch ior tne saiems. Coach Ethan .Grant plans to start, little Peter IJauser In the 1.1. n . . .... case, yoa jaarnicK at lirsc, Don Bower at second. Eddie Sal- strom at short, George Hochstet- ler at, third! and ' Freeman, Sim mons and either Patterson or Haag In theou field. - No Grapple CarS No wrestling card at the arm ory, this week. Promoter Herb Owen announced yesterday. The regular Wednesday .night date would haje 1 brought the card too close to the July 4 ; holiday, he explained.' I Victim oi Burning Skyrocket throu.ch an apartment window, caving ner Tffounaa hanussed. . Hungary Reports Border Incidents, Harbinger ; of Balkan dash (Contlnaed from Page t) but 1 casualties resulted on all siaes. In the west, the struggle be tween Britain snd Germany went on unceasingly. German bombers, the British said, killed 11 persons ana, in j urea zs when their 'mis siles shattered a row of houses In A northeast Scottish town. British bombers also struck at: uermany and said they sel stor- i age tanks ablase in Hamburg as weit as - oomoinc ' other.. mlUtarr objectives. ; . : . The match which seemed about to set. fire to the long-smouldeiing controversy between Rumania and Hungary was a Hungarian report of "incidents- on their border to which three civilians were report- Hungarye entry In TransrU vanla Rumania's largest prov ince vx , teintory with 24.020 square miles, and second largest in population, with S. 4 14.4 9 2 in 1937 appeared Imminent. Hun gary already has made official j protests to Bucharest over the al leged border Incidents and has warned of "possible unpleasant consequences." Russia's Occupation Move Speeded up Although overshadowed some what by the developments on Ru mania's northwest frontier. Rus sia s occupation of Bessarabia and northern Bucovina went forward at faster pace. The Russian army was said to be "raining" parachute troops on previously- unoccupied parts of the two prov inces. Germany announced the occu - E$.S& S.SSSLheMft first foothold on British soil. The two British islands in the channel, famous for their fine cattle, were declared demilitarised by the British last week, before the Germans took them over. The two Islands are much nearer the German-held French coast than to England. The British told the world that they would not allow an enemy to occupy the French-mandated ter ritories of Syria and Lebanon In the near east or to use those lands as bases for' attacks on neighbor ing countries Britain Is pledged to defend Turkey, Egypt, Pales tine, Trans Jordan and Iraq. Italy sent Marshal Rodolf o Gra 2SJ5Z. der of her north African fnrcM At sea, the Germans said a British cruiser of the Orion class j was torpedied south of Brest. fJ"ieUard,i?e It.al.ltn" cVlowl - Espero, 1,073 tons. In a battle with three British cruisers and several destroyers. Willis Guy Killed, Motorcycle Wreck Willis Lester Guy. 23. Dallas, died at the Salem General hospital yesterday morning as the result of Injuries received when his motor cycle collided with an automobile amen by Loyal A. Whitney of route one, Dallas, In the 1100 block on Edgewater street in West Salem Sunday night. Jasper Harder, IS, who was rid ing on the motorcycle with Guy, received a compound fracture of the right leg. His condition was said not serious. The pair was riding toward Dal las when the collision occurred. One of the first cars to stop at the sceae of the accident was driven by Sylvester Harder, brother of the Injured boy, who remarked to friends he stopped that "it mizht " - - I Dodgers Gain in 4-3 PhU Victorv i (Continued from page 8) but In that big first Inning Cookie Lavagetto walked, Dixie Walker doubled, Joe Med wick tripled and scorea on a wild pitch. Brooklyn's other run crossed the plate In the fourth n one of two errors by, Bobby Bragan. Two were on base and. two were j Brooklyn "..,.. 4 T 2 out at the time. Philadelphia : 11' t 8 2 Pressnell. Davis 191 and Phelps; Mnlcahy and Atwood, Yvonne Tapp, 11 months lc!, is - :ilica Goihgi Vice-President Garner congratnlatea Senator Charles L. Mchm - nnm. nnA t,iJMmi.iA. .. !.. .ti 6arnerVo hold West Salem Council Law, Lien and Pliimhing Ordinance km orcement; Power Hearinir Slated j ; . 7 O WP'CiT flAT.nr. T.,txr t ij4.,x, uu ii usuiux same lciiu uuexuDna that had been raised, the West Salem city council voted to- night to proceed with enforcement of lonsr-outstandinp; street 1 liens, some of them datinff back i; i . j , , . , . ,. . ----- - liens be earned out, by issuing certificates of dehnquency bearing 12 per cent interest, and" by filing suit to foreclose,' if nec - The aldermen expressed dissat isfaction with the explanation of Portland representative of the WPA regarding what had become of $400 presumably allotted tor purchase of materials on the side-1 ell also discussed terms of a gen walk project and decided to carry j tlemen'a agreement with the co- tneir oDjections direct to Wash- lngton, DC. The state WPA of-1 Salem residents be given employ flee, they were told by Street I tnent preference. Commissioner William LaDue. Occurrence of a fatal motorcy contends the money was neces- cle-automobile: collision on, Edge sarily spent for office supplies. wster Sunday led the council to A ; representative of the Blue! Lake Producers' cooperative p - woodburn Juniors I ' Wallop OC, 22-6 1 Murdock BlasU Homer In Six-Run Final Frame; Team Undefeated 1 - WOOD BURN - Woodburn's I erack American Legion Junior baseball team continued its win ning ways when it trounced the Oregon City Juniors 22 to I at Oregon City Sunday afternoon. This i is the second win over Ore- K. " .".H" . I... ... . . 10 ineir creaii a pair 01 victories ovr tha AnitT lilrh chftl t.m r uigu Bciiooi am. ZD 'P,17 fv. tmrimttZAmmZ7im7 "Tm- ,ZlZ I :ZZ," ,r n-v" . : I their seats. Three hits, an error and a fielders choice resulted In three Woodburn runs In the first half of the opening inning. From that time on It was only a mat ter or sow high the Marlon county boys could run the score. Oregon City, In the last half of the second frsme. made their only offensive showing of the en-i tire contest when they tallied all six of their runs. Seven hits, a together "bf the Orison CitV bora. iSSS 5Jly !vVfe55b Dili annnr met rainsh rT rrs game while Woodburn was peck ing away for runs in every Inning wa, aw except the fifth, seventh and; eighth. Just to make sure the game was won, Woodburn tallied six runs In the ninth frame. A home run by Murdock, Woodburn center gardener, featured the bat wield- ing in the final Inning. Next Sunday the Woodburn team will open defense of Its northwest championshln when It tangles withTHlllsboro in the first I game of the district series. Theoa a charge of Intoxication. ; district winner will probably meet Oregon City for the right to com pete in the state series. woodburn --- M 20 2 , Oregon City 11 t Day, Coleman and Pavelicek; Mlies,- Hilton and Knoop. Obituaries Tucker '"; Mrs. Mattle M. Tucker, at the I residence on West Wilson street. I July 1. aged S years. Survived by husband, E meat J. Tucker: daughters, Mrs Gladys Blakley, 1 ! Mrs. : Dorothy Stewsrt. Bessie i I Tucker, mil of Salem, Mrs. Elsie juewis of McMinnville; eon. Gor-1 don Tucker of Salem; sisters. Mrs. an McAnnany of Bandetts, i Miatu, Mrs. WilUsm Sherman of i Fairbanks, Alasks; brothers, Ray Flint of Kennedy. Mlnn Georxe Flint of Eugene, Francis Flint of j Orr, Minn.. Fred Flint of Okla. I home; seven grandchildren. Fun eral announcements later from the Clough-Barrlck company. ' T7ake upyoiir- Appolrflo!. A. Urn fasti Thrill ' Scotch GraJimn i ctt Your Grocer'e Charlie Uac 'V W Orders Traffic ! T.,v: jj i to 1922. The rrmnril sinful enforcement of the peared before the council and re- quested a more exact defining of the proceedings by which a por- tlon of a street was vacated for the . cannery last year. He I ex plained this action was needed I to satisfy a mortgage. The coun- i operative tnat competent West order that enforcement of traffic Jlaws be tightened, possibly by! aaamg aayiight patrol of the streets. The state highway depart ment also was asked to install stop and go signal in front of the city hall. The request will be presented by Marshal LaDue. derman Carl Bnrk and City At torney Elmer Cook. The next hearing on the mu nicipal power ! question, with the remand General Electric compa ny having an Opportunity to Pre sent its case, was set for the night 01 juiy s la the city hall. A hear ing on the other side was held last-week. - Other matters acted on Inrind. ed ordering a fire hvdrant in stalled st Sixth and Klngwood, directing that the long-standing piumoing orainance he enforced I iroin now nn. h r n n er taf t ha wmav i irom now on, asking for the xnov- Ini of s blllboaro whoTaVrnn Ui - vt. "V I wvf yrwyeny at MOnirs ..d EdMW-ti i.. Amund-sen. and r"e?ul o'f certain maps ordered, on the rouna they were unsatisfactory. r Population Increases 3000 (Continued; from Page 1.) - from 21,124 to 24.248. and farms dropped from! 857; to 645. Nam- It At" At IVAAtlU 4mm Yf1l. wa? not but ! the ?arn?. census showed 889 farms 1935 as compared with 9H at the time of the! census. Census office Officials indicate ea yesterday that their office in Salem, which has been maintained since last winter, would nrobablv ciose at the end of this week., - Addltlonal work has necessi tated keeping the of nee ooen for a short time beyond the stated clos ing date of June 30. .Intoxication Charged George Bel ton, Salem, was booked Isst night by city police ZHZ3 S- -ir." - ' . ' i Another if to for a LOW-COST ccrsoh af iozn 1 . When cmcrcsncisjv hvtU ness neccb, opportunlllcj , ; to buy for ccjJi cefl for tn : mec!lc?9. fundi. ..inveif!: gate our portonal loon p!cn.50 to 1000. A full yesr to repcry. cc?iTis2ntAl ,iO C:UY.tlO R0 TAHI td.nch PI! f fl r ri f f r I ! v i ( ! : i I IjLJ Id U J L 07 POnTLA'JD ' -BHSeHSSSSBBBSSSBBSSSS BHeavy to acacrs uiaxnea as Cannerj, Seed Firm" - Building Leveled 1 Continued from page 1);' tween . Sunset camp and Elsie but fighters' hoped to control It sometime tonight. j OLTMPIA, July l.-(VSmoke spread over western Washington skies tonight from two fires in virgin fir timber on land owned by. the, Weyerhaeuser Lumber rompany near Vail and McDonald. The McDonald Hre, which Fire Dispatcher Walter Emerson esti mated flared brer 2000 acres, was still out of control tonight after running wild on the crest of a hot, dry wind this afternoon. The com- . .- A a a . yauy aw i tumoer worxers fighting the blaze which started Saturday night. - Between 600 and 00 men were fighting the fire at Vail. Dis patcher Charles' McFaul said It was apparently under control to nlghtaithough it lamped the lines at several points during the day wneniwind was high. It was the worst forest fire day . . . . . tnrnaihiM' 1 lnre nd low humidity continued. SffiSf?.?!!.'?.11?"6" TV-A1 4rh Anksa1 a 0 e"Lsh"gtobn?"h f,re" la we8t" in woods at the southern tip of 80 men 1 d d b' volunteers, J fought - the blaze.! Several - eot- wouia 9 m aanger u me rirnnM ,nr.,d . For the second time in a week, a 8hi,t ta the wln1 threatened to carry" -a i forest fire into Seattle's vS'IKIT I wm auuui ii miws louiaeasi ok Seattle, where the 1200-acre biaie previously appealed to be con trolled. Report Received On Power Survey Continued from Page 1) ( , open -the way for many of them to be built. ; - 1 The vetoed-ordinance affected the Murphy building, now under construction at State and Com me"Ial tret- The council passed an - ordi nance which provides for a $25 daily license fee for airplanes en gaged in hauling sightseers 1 over the city. , 1 . r , Mission street and Turner" road Al-lfrom 12tn 10 25ta street will be- come a through street and a cen ter stripe will be painted from 16th to 25th street, the council voted. It also approved a street committee report that Turner road be renamed Mission street where it lies in the city limits. on motion of Mrs. Gertrude F. Lobdell oiling of a short stretch of Oak street entrance to Pringle creek park to allay dusty condi tions around the Deaconess hos pital was ordered, ' Semi-Pro Tourney Set L.?"1 .. W . l-ifr . . . - iweniy-nve or tne state's out ..,,,.., ..,l.M.-.i-i sianuing semi-protessionai UaS- 1" T? t -ftST gon semi-pro tournament jwhich opens tomorrow at Vaughn street park. '.v.. Games will be slaved hera -tnr three weeks, followed bv a fourth and final week at SUverton. IS) eOWNTOWa LOS AMSSLSS iv LOS AlffGKLES, CAL1V. HILL at 3rd. i I '" V t f n - 'I 1 i ) m.U V-i LJ LJ lj LJ